What Monsters Tell Us About Ourselves and Other Poe-etic Narrators

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 Agenda:

  • Warm-up: "What Monsters Tell Us About Ourselves"
    • https://youtu.be/ftRvqZy2FfM
    • Discussion of the in-between
    • Extra Credit Option: E-mail me your answer to this prompt: In a paragraph, discuss the main idea of Louise Zhang’s Tedx Talk.  Which part resonated most with you?  Explain.  (You may instead discuss why you did not agree with her if that is how you felt.) 
  • Reading Poe's "The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar"
    • Shortened narration: https://youtu.be/QlgUNHJDWtk
    • Fuller: https://youtu.be/xm4-OkVovh4
    • Extra Credit: Discuss the ways in which Poe's narrator of M. Valdemar differs from the narrator of "The Black Cat."  In your explanation include a description of which narrator is more reliable and why.  You may find a discussion of tone to be beneficial.  
Homework:
  • Make sure you are caught up.  All assignments need to be in by the end of the day Thursday in order to count for report cards.  

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